Seat-back



(No Model.)

GFFAULHABER.

SEAT BACK.

No. 331,122. Patented Nov. 24, 1885.

WITNESSES N. PETERS, Phmo'ullwgnyher. Washlngtan, 04 C.

NITED STA SEAT-BACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 331,122, dated November 24, 1885.

Application filed May 13, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, GEORGE FAULHABER, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seat- Backs; and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a doublecurved wooden seat-back as an article of manufacture, the object being to provide a seat-back curved longitudinally to fit the plan of acircnlar seat, and curved in cross section, and reclining backward, so as to furnish a comfortable support to the occupant of the seat.

WVith these objects in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and. in combination of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aview in perspective of my improved seatback, shown in position on a circular seat. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.

A represents the seat, and B the back. The plan of the seat is on a circle of greater or less radius, according to the architectural design of the church or other edifice for which the seats are constructed. In some churches the plan of the seats is on a given circle, and only the length of the seats varied according to the location. In other auditorinms the seats are placed on a series of concentric circles, usually those on the smaller circle are located in front, whilethose farther back are not only on a larger circle, but usually are longer seats. The back Bis curved longitudinally to fit the back edge of the seat on whatever circle'the seat may be planned, and to which the backs are respectively secured in any suitable manner. The backs are also curved in crosssection, as shown. This curvature is slight in a back of the usual widthsay twenty-one or twentytwo inches, more or less-is bent only about an inch, more or less, from a straight line. The seat-backs are also inclin e d backward about six inches. more or less, to give anmm'fortabie support to the backs of the seat or settee occupants. The

backs are preferably made of thin layers of wood-usually three in number-that are Serial No. 131,315. (No model.)

glued and compressed between forms that give the back the required shape and held under pressure while the glue is hardening. The layers of wood are so thin that they are easily bent in the proper form without steaming. The layers are first heated, after which the glue is applied, and they are immediately compressed between the forms. The wood being dry and heated the glue soon hardens, after which the back is removed from the forms and retains its shape. A tongue, 0, is made at or near the upper rear corner, and

engages a corresponding groove in the cap O. This cap is grooved and bent in proper form and. glued on. Next, the molding D is glued on, and being so small in cross-section no previous bending is required. If preferred, a small bead may be worked on the front of the cap next to where it joins the part B. These seat-backs when packed for shipment occupy but little more space than straight backs, and in making these backs it is not necessary to have a design or drawing of the seats to which they are to be fitted, the length of the seat and the radius of the circle on which the seat is planned being all that is required.

These seats are novel and elegant in design, and are adapted to any auditorium where circular seats are used.

What I claim is- 1. A back for settees and pews,composed of two or more continuous layers of wood cemented together and curved concave toward the seat in longitudinal section and convex toward the seat in transverse section.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a settee or pew back composed of two or more continuous layers of wood cemented together, and curved concave toward the seat in longitudinal section, and curved convex toward the seat in transverse section, and a cap secured to said back by a tongue-and-groove connection, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 2d day of May, 1884..

GEORGE FAULHABER.

\Vitnesses:

ALBERT E. LYNCH, CHAS. H. Donna. 

